Venetian blind support



, March 1936- A. CHOUGH 2,034,395

VENETIAN BLIND SUPPORT Filed Dec. 14, 1934 5? 23 :2 V/ 17 v v 3 31 :1

gg L 28 [nae/2267 ff; 6L 6. flozpgg Patented Mar. 17, 1936 PATENT OFFICE VENETIAN BLIND snrroa'r Azel 0. Rough, Janesville, Wis., assignor to I Iough Shade Corporation, a corporation of Connecticut Application December 14, 1934, Serial No. 757,452 1 Claim. (Cl. 156-17) The invention relates to supports for Venetian blinds; its object being to provide for a convenient mounting and removal of the head rail of the type shown in the patent to Leroy J. Steffen, No. 1,846,228, of February 23, 1932.

The invention consists of a bracket as hereinafter described, adapted to be fixed to the stile of a window casing and to support the head rail of the blind.

In the accompanying drawing:

Fig. 1 is a detail elevation of the upper portion of a window casing and of a Venetian blind mounted therein;

2 is a detail section on the line 2-2 of Fig. 3 is a detail plan view of the structure shown in Fig. 2; and

Fig. 4 is a view in perspective of the head rail carrying bracket.

The stiles of a window casing are shown at II), II, and the lintel thereof at l2. The upper portion of a Venetian blind is shown at I3, its upper swing-board being designated l4. The blind is directly supported upon brackets l5, l6, suitably attached to and depending from the lower face of the'head rail H. The head rail is of the type shown in the patent above referred to, and consists of a bar which crosses the upper portion of a window opening, and is longitudinally slotted blind controlling cords I8, l9, which pass through suitable openings (not shown) extending from the lower face of the rail to its channel.

' ,Heretofore it has been the practice to permanentlysecure the head rail within the window casing, as by means of screws setting through it into the lintel. This means of support was objectionable as involving considerable labor, both in the initial installation and in removal for repairs or cleaning.

The supporting brackets, generally designated by the numerals 20, 2|, which are made as rights and lefts (the left bracket being illustrated in detail), comprise a wall plate 22, adapted for attachment to the window stile by means of screws passingthrough suitable apertures, as 23, 23; and a head rail support which may comprise a plurality of sections, as 24, 25, 26, upon which the head rail may rest. The bracket is preferably made of a single sheet of metal bent to the desired form, as herein described.

The outer portion 24 of the sole plate is notched from its inner margin, as indicated at 21, 28. to

in its upper face to provide a runway for thereceive a latch element 29 consisting of a short oblong metal plate pivotally secured to the front face of the head rail, as by means of a screw'30, and so positioned that when the head rail is installed upon the brackets it will drop into one of the slots 21, 28, depending upon the width of the rail. Preferably the wall plate 22 of the bracket is extended upwardly, as shown at 3|, above the sole of the bracket, its upper end being folded horizontally inward'to overlap the rail, as shown at 32.

The section 25 of the sole plate is a stamping from the upward extension 3|. To stiffen the bracket it is formed of a sheet of greater width than the wall plate section 22, the rearward mar-- gin being folded forwardly through ninety degrees. The rearward margin 33 is prolonged upwardly, as shown at 34, and is offset inwardly, overlapping the rearward portion 26 of the sole plate. This inwardly projecting section of the bracket may be apertured, as indicated at 35, 35, to accommodate attaching screws if the window casing is of suitable configuration to receive them.

Head rails for Venetian blinds vary in width, and the sole plates of the supporting brackets are preferably made of 'such length that the wider bars fitting against the'upright 34 will reach to the outer slot 21, into which the latch 29 may be dropped when the bar is installed. If the rail used is of lesser width the latch will engage in the slot 28, and the outer portion of the sole and wall plates may in that case be cut away. A screw hole 36 is shown in the outer section 24 of the sole plate to provide for the introduction of a retaining screw, if the user desires to apply it.

If the bracket is a casting the sole and the upstanding member 3| may be continuous.

In order to remove the head rail it is merely necessary to throw up the latch 29 and draw the rail forward.

I claim as my invention i A metal supporting bracket for Venetian blinds comprising a wall plate for-attachment to a window casing stile, a head rail Support extending laterally therefrom and having a notch in its margin for receiving a latch carried by an element of the blind assembly, the wall plate being extended upwardly and being inturned at its upper margin, a mid-section of the support being cut. from such upward extension.

AZEL C. HOUGH. 

